Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Data-Centric Engineering (Remote)

Do you like collaborating across teams to solve complex problems?
Do you enjoy solving large scale distributed systems problems?
Join the Mapping SRE team
As Akamai Mapping Data-Driven SREs, we leverage advanced data science, statistical modeling, and machine learning to optimize the reliability, performance, and scalability of a global system routing trillions of daily client requests and tens of terabits of traffic per second. We analyze massive, high-dimensional datasets to discover predictive insights, design critical KPIs, and build advanced algorithmic monitoring infrastructure. Our unique data-first methodology allows us to precisely measure, model, and continuously optimize how our mapping architecture impacts customer performance.
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As a Data-Centric Site Reliability Engineer, you will apply rigorous quantitative analysis, statistical modeling, and machine learning to optimize the performance, availability, and routing algorithms of Akamai’s core Mapping Service. In this high-impact role, you will analyze massive telemetry streams, engineer predictive observability tools, and design data-driven architecture strategies. Operating at the forefront of data science and large-scale systems engineering, you will unlock deep analytical insights to diagnose and solve the internet’s most complex content delivery challenges.
Note: This is a specialized data science and analytical engineering role requiring advanced quantitative and modeling expertise—not a standard DevOps, sysadmin, or routine operational position.
As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for:
Advanced Statistical Modeling: Develop mathematical, statistical, and machine learning models to analyze global traffic flows, predict latency anomalies, and optimize routing efficiency.
Drive Observability & Analytics: Design, track, and refine data-driven SLIs/SLOs, utilizing exploratory data analysis to proactively identify hidden bottlenecks and systemic performance trends.
Engineer Predictive Tooling: Build and deploy automated data pipelines, predictive models, and custom diagnostic algorithms to detect, prevent, and analyze complex platform anomalies.

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